Acts 15 records a decisive moment in the early Church—not because doctrine changed, but because God’s actions forced clarity. The Jerusalem Council was not debating abstract theories of salvation. The question was far more concrete: Must Gentiles take on Jewish covenant identity in order to belong to the Spirit-filled people of God? Within first-century Judaism, belonging followed clear categories. Jews were born into the covenant….
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Article 3: The Spirit as the Beginning of Salvation — Why Circumcision Was Never the Gateway truthsum.org
TS Writer 2 weeks ago in Plan of Salvation Before continuing, it’s worth explaining the deliberate pace of this series. Many assumptions modern Christians bring to Paul’s letters were not formed directly from Scripture, but from generations of layered explanations, inherited frameworks, and well-intentioned yet flawed teaching. Over time, these ideas shape how the text is read automatically, often without being questioned. What should be a fairly understandable subject has been made unnecessarily complex….
Article 1: Salvation, Not as a Legal Status, but as Restoration truthsum.org
TS Writer 1 month ago in Restoration, Plan of Salvation When most people hear the word salvation, they instinctively think in legal terms: Am I saved? Have I done enough? Can I lose it? This framework—deeply embedded in modern Christianity—assumes salvation is a momentary judicial transaction: God issues a verdict, the believer is stamped “saved,” and the rest of life becomes either maintaining that status or passively waiting for heaven. But this perspective is largely…